Canon Auto Zoom 1218 Super 8
The Canon Auto Zoom 1218 is a Super 8 motion picture camera introduced in April of 1968, with a production run lasting until 1974. It was released at a time when television was rapidly gaining in popularity and motion picture camera production was, in turn, stepping up its game, in order to provide better quality footage for the increasing television audience. Canon designed the Auto Zoom 1218 for the ever-increasing home movie makers and built them a camera that was top of the line in many ways. Most impressively, the Auto Zoom 1218 features a 12x zoom lens with focal lengths ranging from 7.5mm to 90mm, and a max aperture of f/1.8. It is a remarkable lens affixed to the front of this camera. It was the first motion picture lens of its kind to have a computer-aided design, as well as the first lens on a Super 8 camera to feature high quality multi-coatings. In short, this lens brings the goods.
The rest of the Auto Zoom 1218 is packed with a nice array of features. The lens has power zooming at two different speeds: fast (takes approximately 4-5 seconds) or slow (approximately 10 seconds to zoom the entire range), as well as manual zoom. Frame rate options include 18 and 24 fps, as well as a slow motion setting that was roughly 45 fps, and single frame capability. The camera has a built-in light meter, powered by two 1.3 volt mercury batteries, and the film drive motor itself is run off of five AA batteries. The viewfinder is true SLR style with a non-reversed image that displays aperture setting, over/under exposure warnings, and a rangefinder patch for focusing. About the only thing this camera isn't capable of is sound - that would have to come later.
In short, if you come across one of these beauties - get it.
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